转嫁

轉嫁

zhuǎnjià

verb #26,830

Meanings

1 to shift (blame, costs, burden) onto someone else
2 to pass the buck
3 (of a widow) to remarry

Characters

to turn; to transfer; to shift

to marry (of a woman)

Examples

他把自己的责任转嫁给了同事。

Tā bǎ zìjǐ de zérèn zhuǎnjià gěi le tóngshì.

He shifted his own responsibility onto his colleague.

企业不应该把成本转嫁给消费者。

Qǐyè bù yīnggāi bǎ chéngběn zhuǎnjià gěi xiāofèizhě.

Enterprises should not pass costs on to consumers.

Tips

usage

The literal original meaning of 转嫁 is for a widow to remarry (嫁 means 'to marry [for a woman]'). In modern use, it almost always means transferring blame, costs, or consequences onto another party.

Stroke Order

转 zhuǎn

嫁 jià